Ultradog Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I was going to post this in December but couldn't log in. I wrote it for a tractor board but it was pretty well received there so I'll repost it here now that I can get on. "In The Fullness Of Time." My mother used to say that to me when I'd ask too often when were we going to the fair or when I could have a box of .22 shells. I learned if she said that she was tired of being bugged about it and it was best to leave it alone. When I was older and had read Galatians a few times I began to understand it meant when the time was right. And not before. Many times I asked God for a wife. I knew other good women but never the right one. I figured maybe the time would never be right so at last I quit asking. I met this woman 25 years ago. She was the manager at an apartment company where I did maintenance for a couple of years. We got along great. But she was married. We kept in touch a little over the years. I did some remodeling for her and her husband and we had some peripheral friends. I hadn't heard from her much in the last few years till last winter she called and asked if I could fix her slow draining bathtub. That's when I learned that her husband had died. I charged her breakfast for the job. And then we started dating. Not long after, I asked her if or when she could marry again maybe she would consider someone like me. She just smiled. But the mist in her eyes told me what I wanted to hear. 10 whirlwind months of meeting her people and she mine. Holding hands and picnics and weekends. Laughter. Selling my best tractor to buy her a ring. The joy of her consoling proximity. She's 57 and I'm 60. Yet the goofy, tongue tied, hesitant ways a pretty girl can make a guy act are still there as if you were 20. Yesterday we had a simple ceremony in front of a judge, three of her friends and three of mine. And we made our vows. My first time. I waited a long time for this. Wondered if it had all passed me by. I could go on. But it's a tractor board after all. I've finally learned what my mother meant by 'in the fullness of time'. And something too about a fullness of heart. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Congratulations to you Jerry. Wish you and your wife all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Wishing you both all the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 it's never too late for that. wish you both the best too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Congrats Jerry... now of course you know I'm going to ask, what kind and modle of tractor?...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Good work Jerry, congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradog Posted February 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Thank you fellas for the kind words. Matthews XT Man, I actually sold two of them. I sold my Ford 4000 to get her the stone but then realized you need a ring too. So I sold a scrappy little 8N to get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Congratulations! Wish both of you a long and happy life together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Thanks Jerry..I just sold my fav. too, was a real good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Really awesome story bud. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 yes, that is a truly awesome story. congrats to the both of you and i wish you many happy years ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Congrats! Wish you guys the best' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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